Metal receptacle



May 13, 1930. H. MAYLED METAL RECEPTACLE 1 Filed Jan. 6, 1928 Patented May 13, 1930 @NWiE;

starts HERBERT MAYLED, OFBA'TAVIA, NEW YORK, AssIe-noR To THE 3. EL cHArm'm/Pre WORKS, or BATAVIA, NEW YORK METAL'BECEPTAGLE hpplication filed January 6, 1928. Serial No. 244,851;

. This invention relates to improvements in cans or receptacles, such, for example, as are used for dlspenslng gasolene, o l or other liquids from tank wagons, andat garages and H5 automobile filling stations for handling gasolene and oils. These cans, which are commonly made in five gallon and larger sizes, are quite heavy when filled and must be of very strong and sturdy construction to suc- 0 cessfully withstandthe rough usage to which they are liable to be subjected, they being frequently dropped on the ground and thrown or knocked about so as to become badly battered and caused to leak Ithas it been attempted to strengthen such cans by external reinforcing hoops or bands atthe upper and lower ends of the cylindrical body portionsof the cans, but such hoops are free quently dislodged orrbroken in the rough 2o handling of thecans, and if the vcans are made, as they usually are, with soldered or lookseam jOintssuch ordinarily employed in lighter or smaller sheet metal receptacles,1the external reinforcing bands do 25 not give'the necessary protection"and the cans soon become so badly batteredasto open the jointsandcauserthe cans to become leaky to. an extent torender them useless.

One 7 object of my, invention is I to produce 30a strong and durable heavy dutyfcan orreceptacle of the sort, mentioned, which'is of a novel construction such as to adapt the can to withstand therough'usage to] which such cans areliable tovbesubjected. Y

35 Otherobjects of the invention fare to provide'the "can vwith a neck disposed eccentrically sothat the contents can be readily and quickly poured from the canint'o' a receiving receptacle without spilling or wasting the contents, and to form and join'the neck to the shoulder portion ofthe can so that the neck and the" joint between the same and the body willinot be battered orinjured by striking the'neck forcibly against an objector sup- 4 'portingthe weight of the can and its contents by resting the neck-on an object when emptyingv the can; "also to: connect the shoulder portion andbottom-of the can to, the cylindrical body member by reinforced welded @0 joints which will be strong; durableand will not be opened upor broken bythe rough handling or dropping ofthe can; also to relnforce the can at the jointsbetweenthe body and, the bottom and shoulder members byi' means o f internally arranged "bands which cannot be displacedby the dropping orrough handling of the can and which are welded to theadjoining parts of the canjyalsofto provide the can with a rigidly attachedhandle so, disposed with referenceftogthe eccentric neck of the can that the can willbalance' properly from the handle and can becomfortably carried when full by nieansofthe handle without liability of striking the bot tom of the can against the ground orsplas hingthecont ents out of, the can; and also to improve the construction of metal cans of the sort mentionedin the other respects hereinafterdescribed andse t forthin the claims.

I thea mp y na raw s Y i Fig. 1 isa side elevation of a can embody insmyli e hig g is a verticalfsectional elevation thereof with the cover removed; 1 f2:

:1 Fig- Bis apl'an'view thereof; T f :F i s n e a g d l' sct e sh w ng th reinforced joint ,constructionbetween the bottomand body membersofthe can. i i T Fig, 5 is an enlarged section,showi'ngthe constructiong'of the neck and the j oint be t preferablyuconsistslof'a sectioirof fse ile'ss 1/ ee iilb ns o e vi r a tha -th salami i'z' ed sheet metal, ofiwh l the'bodyof the can is constructed 7 These parts are all integrally unitefleibyi tr ngv lde' l joints, par a y efiy ene'welding.

The bottom 2 of the can; which is pre f er ably outwardly convexed; is formed 2 with} a downwardly I projecting cylindrical periphera flange 5, andthis flanged bottom negated with n-Fewer??? e zdl 9f h; ie rielf member 1 against an internal circumferential shoulder 6 on the body member. This shoul der' 6 is preferably formed by an integral inbent bead or corrugation on the body memher. The peripheral flange ,5 of the bottom flts snugly within the lower end of the cylindrical body member with the external face of the flange 5 contacting with the internal face of thebodymember. Theshoulder or bead 6 j the body member land bottom flange 5 When :these three parts have been assembled in this relation,they are all welded together, preferablyat their bottom edges, as indicated at 8, see Fig. 1; The three parts are thus united in an integral, unitary structure:

which insuresa very strong and reliable joint between the bottom and the body. Since the canbottom2 abuts against the internal shoulder .6 on the body-member and the reinforcing band abuts against the external surface of the bottom, thebottom and band are prevented from being forced upwardly o'rinwardly out of place, and this construction in conjunction with the welding of the bot- 7 tom edges .of the three .parts to each other,

makes a' very strong and reliable union and insuresthat the joint will not be broken or 'the parts forced out of place by any blows to which the parts may be subjected in the use of the can. By this arrangement also, the reinforcingband 7 is enclosed and protected by the surrounding integral portions of the body and bottom' and cannot be dislodged or displaced as in the case of an external hoop or band. The internal arrangement also, avoids the objection to the external reinforcing band, in that the band does not forman external shoulder on which liquids of dirt can lodge.

The shoulder member or portion 3 of the can. is preferablyof oblique frusto conical formation, and is secured to the upper edge of the cylindricalmember 1 of the can, preferably as follows see Fig. 6 of the drawing.

The large bottom end of the shoulder member 3 is preferablyfformed with an outwardly extending peripheral flange lO'adapted t bear upon the upper edge 11 'of the body member 1.' The body member 1 is also provided below itsupper edge with an internal circumferential shoulder 12, preferably formed by an integral, inbent bead or corrugation on the body, and a reinforcingband 13, preferably of heavier gage metal than the body 1 is fitted within the upper end of the body with its lower edge abutting against der member 3 of the can abuts against the upper edges of the body member and the reinforcing band 13, and these three parts. are welded together as indicated in'Fig. 6, preferably by oxyacetylene welding. This formation produces a very strong, durable and reliable joint between the shoulder and body-members of the; can. The upper rein forcingband 13 is held from endwise dis placement by engagement at its opposite edges with the internal bead 12 and the contracted shoulder member 3 of the can so that aside from the welded connection between the-upper edge of the band and the body and shoulder members, the band cannot be dis placed by blows against the can-and, as in o the case of the bottom reinforcing band 7, the

band'being located internally of'the can, does not form an external shoulder against which objects could strike and on which liquidlor dirt could lodge.

The seamless tube neck 4 of'the can is preferably provided with a rabbeted lower edge 14 in which the upper edge of the shoulder member 3 of the can is seated and is secured by welding these edges together, as indicated in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The neck 4 is appropriately grooved or shaped at its upper end to affordthe required hold for the cover or can closure device.

15 represents the handle for carrying the can. This handle is rigidly secured to the upper or shoulder portion 3 of the can by rivetingorin any other suitablemanner, and ispreferably located so that the legs of the handle 'eXt'end'at an inclination,straddle the neck 4 and are secured to the can substantially in the vertical central plane of the can whilethecross bar of the handle is disposed at the inner side of the eccentrically located neck 4. By this location of the handle, the can, when filled and carried by the handle will hang or balancein. nearly vertical position and,jtherefore, the can is adapted to be readily carriedwithout danger of striking the lower end of the can against the ground and, due to thenearly upright position of'the rious danger of the contents splashing from the mouth of the'can and being wasted. The handle in this location is also protected by the strong rigid neck 4: of the can from injurious knocks.

.can, the same can be carried full, withoutsecular projections on which the can is adapted to be rolled on its side.

I claim as my invention:

1. A metal can comprising a tubular shell, an upwardly contracting top end wall fitted across and closing the top end of the shell, and an internal reinforcing band fitted peripherally around and against the interior of the shell below and against the bottom face of said top end wall, said band, shell and top 7 end wall being welded together at the junotion between the top end wall and said shell.

2. A metal can comprising an internal shell of sheet metal having a portion thereof deformed inwardly to provide an inwardly projecting stop at a point adjacent but spaced a short distance below the upper open end of the shell, a reinforcing band fitted peripherally around and against the interior of the shell, extending from the upper open end downwardly to said stop, and supported by said stop, and a top end wall of sheet metal fitted across and against the top edges of the shell and said reinforcing band and closing the upper end of said shell, said shell, top

end wall and band being welded together at the junction between the shell and top end wall.

8. A metal can comprising a shell of sheet metal open at its upper end, an internal reinforcing band fitted peripherally around and against the interior of the shell, with its upper edge substantially flush with said open end of the shell, a frusto-conical top end wall of sheet metal having an outwardly extending flange around its larger end resting upon the upper end of said shell and the upper edge of said band, said shell, band and flange being welded to one another at their junction, and said top end wall rising from said shell and terminating in a filling and discharging neck.

HERBERT MAYLED. 

